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When Toyota introduce the Prius, they stood behind early adopters fixing issues quickly and without any hassles. They notified owners of free upgrades or fixes to problems for many years, all done without cost. I had my 2001 Prius for 6 years when the accelerator pedal controller failed...

+3 - I use my upgraded EVSE multiple times a week. Leafscan will be even more useful to me and worth the cost. I'd gladly pay full price up front! The one additional feature I'd like to see is the ability for LeafScan to send data wirelessly (bluetooth?) to a phone/tablet/computer so that...

Cool! I'd like a copy. Will you be putting this on iTunes?

I've used my upgraded EVSE 3-5 times a week, plugging in where I can if I will be there for more than an hour. Mostly it's at 120V, but the foodbank I volunteer at allows me to use their 50A 240V outlet. This has made a big difference in keeping the cab warm during these cold, wet months...

+1 The current funding mechnisim for fixing roads is broken. It was based upon cars getting an average of 14-18 miles to the gallon, which is what cars got back when I first started driving. Now the average is up to 25 (?) and rising so we have more cars on the road each paying less for the...

I too have experienced this same situation. In my case I was traveling about 35 mph down a 4 lane road next to a jacked up ford F250 who decided to come into my lane. I stomped on the brake, activating the ABS. As soon as my front end was behind his bumper, I lifted my foot off the brake so...

What is your source for this statement and why is it disturbing? Are you saying that California imports electricity from Mexico? I know that BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) ships surplus power from Northwest dams to California on a tie link that my father-in-law help design and...

After getting my first L3 charge yesterday (using Nissan's charger at the Seattle Center), I'll definately take the L3 charge over 20+ L2 chargers. Especially since rumor has it that the WSDOT has decided to install the chargers at I5 rest areas. These rest areas are nice enough, but I...

I'm not a big ECOtality fan either, but you can't blame them for the delay of QC's for the Washington State EV Highway project as the state awarded that contract to AeroVironment. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/07/13_ElectricHighways.htm

Looks like Phil has some potential competition: http://www.gizmag.com/rinspeed-dockgo-concept/20773/

Do you have "Charging" or "Climate Control" set as the priority? I have a "Charging" priority and everytime I pre-heat the car I end up with a battery that is 85-90% charged when I drive away even though I charge to 80% the night before. I do park it in an unheated garage, which keeps the...

You'll see them if you come up to Seattle/Bellevue/Redmond area. I see a Leaf just about every day now. Sometimes 2 or 3 in a day.

+1 I too had a 1990 240SX and liked the car. But my all time favorite car was the '74 260Z 2+2 that I owned until our second child arrived in '80 and we just couldn't fit all the baby stuff into the "Z" so I had to trade it in on a VW van :cry: The leaf gives me much the same level of...

I think your right, especially since the "average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States rose to $30,317" http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/02/9148815-car-buyers-not-only-buying-but-theyre-paying-more Maybe Nissan dosn't have to lower the price of the Leaf in...

Thanks for doing this! I've been curious about how this project was going, but not curious enough to pick up the phone and start calling people! :)

My Dad had a number of old US Savings bonds when he died in '93. I took them with Mom down to the bank and cashed them in. We had to show the death certificate along with the will, though I'm not sure we really needed the will as Washington is a "community property" state. If I were you...

I don't see any "enemies" here on MNL. We're all on this EV bandwagon together and many different versions of BEV and PHEVs will have to be successful if we are to move away from our dependance on oil. I agree with many here that the Leaf and the Volt really are not competitors as they are...

I don't remember seeing any "ETA" dates for Ecotality L3 chargers in Washington anywhere. The "End of November" date is the date that WSDOT has said that the "West Coast Green Highway" L3 chargers along I5 and US 2 between Everett and Leavenworth...

I'm able to connect via phone (iPhone 4) and web just fine.

I would love to believe it! But where has Nissan said in writing (not some marketing guy's off hand comment) that the one per day L3 charge only applies to daily L3 use, or when the weather is warm or..... All I've ever seen in writing from Nissan is found in the owners manual on page CH-7...